Amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 10 weeks · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
It is very uncertain whether self-ligating brackets changes amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 10 weeks compared with conventional brackets (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment
The intervention showed no clear difference in initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.02 [0.82, 1.27]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Individuals in Ethiopia assessed for dental caries
The habit of tooth cleaning was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.17 to 2.96); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetic outcomes of future prosthodontic rehabilitation · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Outcome not reported
0 studies
No studies found
Clinical evaluation of restoration's quality · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Dental caries · Individuals in Ethiopia assessed for dental caries
Sweet food consumption was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.91 to 3.01); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Water samples with fluoride concentration above the acceptable range · Brazilian cities in the Northeast region with artificially fluoridated public water supplies
In the Northeast region, 0.2% of samples were above the acceptable range.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 0.2
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Toxicity / adverse effects (harms) of chemotherapy · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Preterm children (about 8 years old) in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Mean DMFT was 1.00 in preterm children versus 0.38 in full-term children.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 1.00
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
A higher frequency of dental visits was associated with lower caries, while problem-driven visiting was associated with higher severe early childhood caries (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible; periapical surgery…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults (any age/sex) with chronic periodontitis (>=5 teeth remaining; PPD >4 mm), with or without hypertension
Intensive periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without… led to lower bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with supra-gingival scaling; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Complications (e.g. discomfort, pain and swelling) · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
1 finding from 1 review
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD)-related events (morbidity and mortality) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies
In prospective cohorts, adults with 1-19 teeth had a higher cumulative incidence of ACVD-related events than adults with 20-32 teeth (RR 1.69, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.53; 2 cohort studies, I2=60%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of successfully erupted PDC that were favourably positioned · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Changes in intensity of pain (VAS 0 to 10) tested through tactile stimuli · Patients aged above 12 years with self-reported tooth hypersensitivity confirmed on clinical evaluation
Er,Cr:YSGG laser (erbium,chromium:yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet) showed no clear difference in changes in intensity of pain (VAS 0 to 10) tested through tactile… compared with placebo (placebo laser or placebo agent) or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review